Carpenter v. State

A jury found this appellant "guilty of unlawfully selling, furnishing, or giving away marijuana" as charged in an indictment and fixed "a fine of $5,000 as punishment," to which additional punishment of imprisonment for four years was imposed by the trial court. The punishment was within the range of the fine and imprisonment prescribed by Code of Alabama 1975, § 20-2-70.

By his counsel appointed to represent him on appeal by reason of his indigency, appellant makes a strong argument challenging the sufficiency of the evidence to withstand defendant's motion for a new trial, which the trial…